Using clinical samples obtained from diagnostic labs throughout the U.S. from 2020 to 2023, the National Institutes of Health, through its Variant Task Force, analyzed the effectiveness of more than ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. is currently in the midst of a Covid wave, fueled by the JN.1 variant that’s driving up hospitalizations and deaths ...

Over-the-counter multiplex tests for more than one illness may soon come to a pharmacy near you. Paco Burgada/iStock via Getty Images A scratchy, sore throat, a relentless fever, a pounding head and a ...

David AuCoin, Ph.D., professor and chair of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med), leads a team in his lab that is developing rapid diagnostic ...

Testing may help outpatient clinicians better manage lower respiratory tract infections ...

At-home COVID-19 tests have become commonplace for many households, but knowing when exactly to take a rapid test — or when to throw old ones out — isn't always straightforward. Here's what health ...

Nathaniel Hafer receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Anuradha Rao receives funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and ...